HyperDic: winged_bean

English > 1 sense of the expression winged bean:
NOUNplantwinged bean, winged pea, goa bean, goa bean vine, Manila bean, Psophocarpus tetragonolobusa tuberous twining annual vine bearing clusters of purplish flowers and pods with four jagged wings
English > winged bean: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningA tuberous twining annual vine bearing clusters of purplish flowers and pods with four jagged wings; Old World tropics.
Synonymswinged pea, goa bean, goa bean vine, Manila bean, Psophocarpus tetragonolobus
Member ofPsophocarpus, genus PsophocarpusSpecies of tropical Asian and African climbing herbs
Partsgoa beanOld World tropical bean
BroadervineA plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface

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